Limitless (Rin Matsuoka x OC)

75.Favors

The blonde's icy eyes looked at her white haired leader with a raised brow in curiosity before she looked over at Sousuke.

"To understand this is the interesting case you mentioned before?"

Hearing that, both Rin and Sousuke flinched before sharing a surprised look until they heard Nayna's voice.

"Yes. I would appreciate if you would take a look. I have the sketches too." She said, unfolding her bag, fetching out the stack of papers she had sketched up Sousuke's surgery.

The older female looked at her outstretched hand holding the papers then up into her crimson orbs.

"My lady, you know too well that I respect you deeply but my knowledge and expertise has a cost unless of absolute emergency. No exceptions." She spoke, her eyes narrowing.

"I know that very well." Replied Nayna unfazed by her words.

"Very well." Sighed the woman getting up and taking the papers from Nayna's hands, starting to flip through the pages, quickly looking over the notes.

Teal eyes looked at the woman nervously, Sousuke slowly feeling beads of cold sweat gather on his skin, waiting for a verdict.

"I'll take a look and think if I'll take it." She mumbled before raising her cold blue eyes towards Sousuke. "Come with me." She said before looking at Nayna and Rin. "You can take care of the other situation."

Nayna just nodded as Sousuke left with her healer.

"Now let's take care of your problem."

"Problem?" Mumbled Rin confused only to hiss as Nayna touched his wrist.

"Right...Forgot about that." He muttered.

Nayna walked towards a shelf of bottles, looking through it, taking out a couple of small bottles and a bowl before she returned to Rin, putting everything on the table close to him.

Rin watched as she took out the caps of the bottles, dripping some of the contents into the bowl before mixing them.

Finished, she dipped her fingers into the blend, taking his hand in her free hand, before slowly rubbing the mixture on his reddened skin of his wrist.

Rin flinched at the cold mixture and the slight pain of the injured area.

"Are you alright?" Asked Nayna looking up at him concerned.

"Yeah. It was just cold." He grinned sheepishly.

"Sorry."

"No big deal."

"I mean for...what happened..."

"It's fine. Not your fault. But damn, your sister is strong." He chuckled.

"Yeah... Guess I got the brains and she got the brawn." She shrugged concentrating on his wrist again.

"So...You think she can help Sousuke?" Asked Rin looking towards the stairs.

"Nima is the best healer we have. If she can't...no one can." Sighed Nayna.

"What 'cost' was she talking about?" He asked looking down at her.

"Who knows. We deal that after the fact. Sometimes it's some rare herb, sometimes is a vacation for her somewhere, sometimes land, sometimes...Someone's health or life force."

Hearing that, Rin gulped before looking towards the stairs again.

"And what do you think it will be this time?"

"We'll find out later."

"Are you sure about all this?"

"Of course. Otherwise I wouldn't have brought him along."